Ringu (1998)

Hiroyuki Sanada: Ryûji Takayama

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Quotes 

• [on the ship to Oshima Island] 

  Reiko Asakawa : How did the rumours about the video even start in the first place?

  Ryuji Takayama : This kind of thing... it doesn't start by one person telling a story. It's more like everyone's fear just takes on a life of its own.

  Reiko Asakawa : Fear...

  Ryuji Takayama : Or maybe it isn't our fear, maybe it's what we secretly hope is true.

• [Reiko grabs Ryuji's arm] 

  Reiko Asakawa : Please. Please, it might help you find a way out. If you figure it out, look after Yoichi...

  Ryuji Takayama : Stop it! Have you forgotten there was a girl with Tomoko when she died? That girl's now in a mental institution. Who knows what could happen to me.

  Reiko Asakawa : But you could stay with me, Ryuji! You'd be fine!

  Ryuji Takayama : Why? Because I'm already insane?

• Ryuji Takayama : Is Yoichi okay alone at this hour?

  Reiko Asakawa : [sadly]  He's used to it.

• Reiko Asakawa : So that video is...

  Ryuji Takayama : It's not of this world. It's Sadako's fury. And she's put a curse on us.

• [Ryuji takes Reiko home] 

  Ryuji Takayama : You better get some rest... I have a deadline!

• [on Yoichi] 

  Ryuji Takayama : Why not just let things run its course, are our lives really worth saving? Why don't we let our line die out? Good idea! Yoichi was a mistake, anyway.

  Reiko Asakawa : Stop it!

• Reiko Asakawa : Take my photo...

  [hands Ryuji a Polaroid camera] 

  Ryuji Takayama : Look at me.

  Reiko Asakawa : Hurry up!

  [Ryuji takes the picture and looks at it. The picture of Reiko's face is blurred] 

• Reiko Asakawa : Four people died from watching this videotape!

  Ryuji Takayama : [laughing]  Then go to the shrine and get exorcized!

• Ryuji Takayama : Let's find Sadako's body!

  Reiko Asakawa : If we do that it'll lift the curse? Will it save Yoichi?

  Ryuji Takayama : It's all we have left to do.

  Reiko Asakawa : [whispering]  Just one more day...